Necktie.



ED s'ratras PATENT OFFICE.

rossrn r. SULLIVAN, on NEW YORK, N.Y., .ASSYIGNOR ro HENRY A. BUDD, or NEW some N. ;Y.

NECKTIE.

Application filed November 4, 1913.

T all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Josnrlr F. SULLIVAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of hilanhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the manufacture of neckties and involves the provision of an improvement in the construction of neckt-ies whereby highly desirable characteristics are obtained including superior strength and wearing qualities and'more attractive appearance due to the novel and more varied color effects which are attainable The invention involves the application to the exterior surface of a fabric scarf of the usual or any suitable character, of a woven braid running either lengthwise of'the t e or crosswise at any angle. lhe braid 1s sewed upon the outer face of the scarf and preferably it is so secured after the piece of fabric for the scarf has been cut out and before the piece is folded to form the scarf. By this simple expedient in the manufacture of scarfs, numerous advantages of material importance and value are attained. The strength of the tie is greatly increased and particularly greater strength 1s se cured through the neck-band which 15 subjected to comparatively great strain when the tie is used with a two-fold collar and which is apt to catch upon the button used at the back of the collar. The braid may be a lied to the face of the tie in any suitablh manner as by having strlps of the braid run lengthwise of the tie or crosswise at any desired angle and whatever the arrangement of the braid the strengthening effect will be present to a material deree. The character of braid whichwould be desirable for this purpose is a closely-woven silk braid which possesses a substantial degree of strength to resist stretching. Such striis of silk or similar braid are of such flexibility that they do not restrict flexure of the fabric to any material extent when tying the scarf and at the same time they assist in holding smooth and free from wrinkles the arts of the scarf which should lie substantia ly flat. By strengthening the tie in the manner indicated, and particularly in the case of knitted scarfs, the period of usefulness of the scarf is greatly prolonged.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

Serial No. 799,083.

Another advantage flowing from the application of braid to a scarf in the manner described is that the scarf is thus made far more attractive in appearance and color effects are attained which would otherwise be impossible. Frequently designs are employed in scarfs involving stripes of color running across the scarf at an incline; by combining with such stripes, strips of braid paralleling the bands of color and each extending down the middle of such a band or along the border-line between bands of different colors, at wide range of different effects are obtained all of which may be unusually attractive in appearance. Differences in texture and material between the braid and the material of the scarf also aid in enhancing the appearance of the scarfs made as herein described. It will be noted, furthermore, that with grounds of the same color or colors, a great variety of effects may be produced by variation in the number, arrangement, color and character of the braid strips applied to the face of the scarf. A substantial economy in manufacture is thus effected for the reason that to produce the same number of varieties of ties, a less number of fabrics is required and since these fabrics would be bought in pieces of larger size, lower prices therefor would be obtainable.

1 have illustrated two embodiments of my invention in the accompanying drawings which will serve to show how the invention may be employed to attain the advantages heretofore set forth. In these drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a scarf employing the invention, Fi 2 is a. similar view of a different form of scarf employing the invention and Figs. 3 and =1 are sectional views of Figs. 1 and 2 respectively.

Referring first t0 Fi s. 1 and 3, these lignres show a common form of four-in-hand made from a piece of fabric by cuttin the same to the requisite shape and then folding in the lateral portions of the piece so as to provide the neckband 5 and tying ends 6. he piece of fabric from which this scarf is made is provided with a plurality of striis 7 of silk braid which are applied to the outer face of the scarf by sewing them thereto. As shown in Fig. 1 the strips of braid 7 extend across the surface of the scarf at an incline followin the inclination of the stripes or bands 0 color in the piece of fabric from which the scarf is made. Pref-' erably, the strips of braid are applied to the piece of fabric after the latter has been cutto the requisite shape and before folding it to form the scarf, as in this wa a savingin the amount of braid require is effected. For the same purpose, the strips of braid may, if desired, be applied to only the pertions of the tie forming the tying ends or the portions of those ends which are exposed when the tie is worn. If the piece of fabric has stripes of different colors therein, it is usually best to have the strips of braid parallel the color stripes. The strips of braid may be made to extend down the middle of each color stripe or alternate stripes or they may be laid over the junction of two bands of different colors. In Fig. 1, the braid is shown as extending down the middle of each stripe of one of the two colors employed. It will be apparent from a consideration of this figure what a great variety of different color effects are made possible by the use of such strips of braid, these strips being different in the different scarfs with respect to arrangement, width, color, texture, etc. substantial variety is attainable even with ties which are the same except for the braid. In Fi 2 a different style of necktie is shown, this being a knitted tie whereas Fig. 1 indicates a woven tie having'flowing ends. In Fig. 2 the strips of braid are disposed lengthwise of the tie, and as in Fig. 1 they are secured to the face of the tie by sewing. It will be apparent that these strips of braid shown at S in Figs. '2 and 4: give the necktie an appearance different fromand more attractive than that which it "would have if the strips of braid were not employed. It will be apparent also, that strips of braid of the character herein shown materially strengthen the neckties so that they may be used over a much longer period. Such strengthenin is particularly apparent and particularly esirable in the case of a knitted tie, such as that shown in Fig. 2, having the braid applied thereto in the direction of its length. Such a knitted tie is the more apt to stretch in use and to bind in a two-fold collar. The strips of braid 8 strengthen the neckband of the tie which is subjected to the greater strain and restrict stretching to a marked extent. Also, the braid which would be employed in the tie shown in Fig. 2 has a smooth surface of the character known as an anti-friction surface; the

sewing weaving orvknitting the differently appearpresence of the braid in the neckband of the tie will therefore make the tie slip easily in a two-fold collar.

It is one of the characteristics of my invention that the braid is secured to the outer surface of the tying ends of the tie, as by it thereto, in contradistinction to ing stripsinto the material of the tie. The material which I prefer to employ is a textile fabric of the character which is made on a loom in a piece of substantial size. If it were attempted 'to weave the strip of braid into such a piece of material, the loom would have to be especially adjusted for that particular weave and any change in the arrangement of the braid would require a different setting of the loom. Moreover, in cutting the pieces for ties from such a piece of fabric, the loss would include loss of substantial amounts of the relatively expensive braid; and such losswould be increased by that due to the necessity of inserting the strips of braid at intervals throughout the piece, so that they would be present in the ties at points where they were unnecessary or undesirable- Furthermore, the great variety of effects obtainable by making the ties in accordance with the invention could not be obtained, except at unduly large expense, if the strips of braid were woven directly into the material from which the ties were made.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows 1. A necktie havin a neck-band and two tying endsmade of exible fabric and having a piece of woven braid applied to the outer surface of the fabric of the tying ends and secured to those ends by sewing, substantially as described.

2. A necktie havin a neck-band and two tying ends made of exible fabric and having a plurality of strips of a material different from the fabric of the tying ends applied to the outer surface of the fabric of the tying ends extending across those ends and secured to the fabric of the tying ends by sewing, substantially as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 29th day of October, 1913.

JOSEPH F. SULLIVAN.

Witnesses:

HENRY A. Boon, TRESSA D. CLARKE.

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